History San Lorenzo, California

san lorenzo, california. fruit , vegetable stand on highway operated filipino-american.

san lorenzo located on route of el camino viejo on land of former rancho san lorenzo mexican land grant given guillermo castro in 1841, , former rancho san leandro, granted josé joaquin estudillo in 1842.

early residents during california gold rush era lived here squatters along border between rancho san lorenzo , rancho san leandro. informal name given area squatterville.

the first post office opened in san lorenzo in 1854.

many of inhabitants have been laid rest in san lorenzo pioneer cemetery, including moses wicks, brought oysters san leandro bay (by boat around cape) patchogue, long island.. cemetery maintained county , hayward area historical society.

san lorenzo farmland, significant center of production of fruit , flowers, mid-19th century mid-20th century.

in 1944, under contract u.s. navy, david d. bohannon company began construction of san lorenzo village, tract of two- , three-bedroom homes workers in east bay s war industries. san lorenzo village 1 of nation s first planned communities, parcels designated schools, churches, parks, , several retail centers. bohannon s pioneering pre-cutting techniques, referred california method, used in later developments, such more famous levittown, pennsylvania. home construction continued 1950s accommodate region s booming population.